Level 3 National Diploma in Film and Television Production

Applications Open: - 3 November 2025 at 8.00am

Applications Close: - 2 June 2026 at 8.00am

Entry Requirements: - At least five grade 4s or above, which should include English and Maths.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

Please note an Extended Certificate is the equivalent of one A-Level, a Foundation Diploma one and half an A-Level and Diploma the equivalent of two A-Levels. Students should apply for one Diploma and one Extended Certificate or three Extended Certificate subjects.

The qualification includes four mandatory units which develop a learner’s professional understanding of the industry and introduce film and television production skills. Learners understand how to write proposals and pitches for a commission and to develop a film and television treatment outlining their ideas and concepts. They learn to work together in teams and individually to produce film and television projects. Through optional units in areas such as editing, camera techniques, lighting and scriptwriting students develop their technical skills to gain an understanding of roles and responsibilities within the industry.

The course will cover the following units:

• Digital Media Skills
• Film Production – Fiction
• Single Camera Techniques
• Film Editing
• Multi Camera Techniques
• Media Enterprise
• Responding to a Commission
• Storyboarding for Digital Media
• Scriptwriting
• Stop Motion Animation

As part of our Personal Development programme all students complete a five day work experience placement. Media students have been placed with a range of business workplaces in the local area and London including: local marketing agencies, digital design agencies and social media enterprises.

We have a number of extra-curricular opportunities. Media students visit Aspirational Digital and Pinewood Studios as well as visiting Warner Brother Studios The Making of Harry Potter.

Assessment is specifically designed to fit the purpose and objective of the qualification. It includes a range of assessment types and styles suited to vocational qualifications in the sector. There are three main forms of assessment that you need to be aware of: external, internal and synoptic.

5 GCSEs grade 4 and above including English and Maths.

The qualification has been designed in consultation with employers and will support application to entry level roles within the film and television industry or to further training and apprenticeships where appropriate. The focus on technical skills in film and television allows students to apply for apprenticeships in areas such as:

• production Lighting

• studio operations

• studio facilities

And junior roles within the industry such as:

• production runner/assistant

• broadcast assistant

• archive assistant

• assistant to the camera crew

• junior researcher

• production secretary